Friday, March 12, 2010

"Gal" Friday! Gemma Atkinson

Gemma Atkinson is a 25 year old British actress, glamour & lingerie model. Although she’s a natural brunette, she often goes blond (and I must admit that finding such lassies is wonderful). Having your cake and eating it too, comes to mind.

She has appeared on popular Brit television shows like Hollyoaks, Comedy Showcase, The Bill and films such as Boogie Woogie, 13Hrs, Baseline and onstage she has portrayed Peter Pan. In 2010 she will appear in the film The Sweet Shop, a romantic comedy about a Hollywood superstar and a small town shop owner.

Luscious Gemma made her video game debut in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008) in the role of Lt. Eva McKenna, which she also reprised in Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising (2009).

In an interview, Ms. Atkinson said that after she lost weight due to a strenuous fitness regime, her bust size declined and that she subsequently underwent breast augmentation surgery to restore them to the original shape they once had (bra size 34E). I applaud her efforts and refuse to hold this against her. In fact, thank you Gemma, this earns you a place for posterity in the Catacombs.

How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!